Dr. Haxter joined ACES in 2017 and enjoys therapeutic work with elementary-aged children, adolescents and young adults experiencing difficulties that include anxiety, depression, conduct problems and interpersonal difficulties. He has worked extensively with students experiencing parental separation or divorce and with gay and transgendered youth struggling with adjustment issues secondary to their emerging sexuality. He also has experience providing direct social skills instruction to individuals with autism spectrum disorders that are struggling with social integration and peer acceptance. Dr. Haxter is also versed in how to engage reluctant boys and young men in treatment. Additionally, he offers psychological evaluations to clients of all ages, including, and when appropriate, the Rorschach Inkblot Test. He is also available to consult with parents to help them navigate access to school-based support services, and when necessary, to advocate on behalf of clients and their families. Dr. Haxter is available for therapy appointments in the early evening hours and conducts psychological assessments primarily on weekends.

Currently, Dr. Haxter is also a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, where he conducts a variety of forensic evaluations in private and institutional settings. Dr. Haxter has thirteen years of experience practicing as a school psychologist in local school systems and has provided on-site clinical supervision to school and clinical psychology practicum students and interns. He has early childhood teaching experience, having taught a self-contained preschool classroom for two and three year old students with disabilities. He holds a state educational license to practice as a school psychologist and has earned the Nationally Certified School Psychologist credential.